Farm Workers Support Congressional Review Act Resolution Against Trump Administration’s Wage Cuts Rule
Washington, D.C. — The United Farm Workers (UFW) and UFW Foundation are supporting a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced today by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). If passed, the CRA would block the implementation of the Trump administration’s Department of Labor rule that cuts the wages of farm workers.
The rule, which was effective immediately when released in October 2025, cuts hourly wages from $3 to $7 dollars, depending on the state, for H-2A workers as well as U.S. farm workers who work alongside them. According to the government’s own estimate, the wage cuts transfer at least $2.46 billion annually from workers to employers and would represent one of the largest wealth transfers from workers to employers in U.S. agricultural history.
The UFW and UFW Foundation are suing the Trump administration over the rule and are currently awaiting a decision from a federal judge on whether to stay or enjoin the rule. A similar rule from the first Trump administration was ruled unlawful in federal court in 2020.
“Across the country, farm workers including U.S. citizens are already suffering the direct and indirect impacts of Trump’s illegal wage cut” said Teresa Romero, President of the United Farm Workers. “Smaller paychecks for the same work and greater competition with foreign guest workers who are cheaper than ever to hire. President Trump’s callous disregard for proper procedure and rule making process is having real world consequences for some of the hardest working people in America. We proudly support Rep. Lofgren’s holding the administration to account and fighting to reverse this illegal rule and restore fairer wages to farm workers.”
“The UFW Foundation is proud to stand with Representative Lofgren as she introduces this CRA to protect farm worker wages,” said Erica Lomeli Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer of the UFW Foundation. “The farm workers who feed all of us should be able to also feed themselves and their families with the wages they make. Instead, this administration is unlawfully cutting their wages and transferring billions from workers to employers. We need to do what is right for our farm workers and stop these wage cuts.”
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